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Decentralisation and governance in IoT: Bitcoin and Wikipedia case
RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, Digital Systems. INPT Mathematics, Computer and Networking Department, Marocco.
Ministry of Transport, IT and Communications, Bulgaria.
INPT Mathematics, Computer and Networking Department, Marocco.
INPT Mathematics, Computer and Networking Department, Marocco.
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2020 (English)In: International Journal of Electronic Governance, ISSN 1742-7509, E-ISSN 1742-7517, Vol. 12, no 2, p. 166-189Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

In the era of digital revolution many contemporary events that changed the world were shaped through the internet. Nowadays, the emergence of internet of things (IoT), combining physical objects with virtual networks is expected to have even more influence. This new 'decentralised' structure in the world raises questions such as power, governance and the notion of democracy online. The aim of this paper is to investigate these notions. We have taken the examples of Bitcoin and Wikipedia and examined their decision-making process. Our analysis has found some inconsistencies in their policies, that are in contradiction with democracy and consensus principles of governance. Starting from our findings, we present further improvements that can be used to achieve more democracy and equity in the digital context.

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Inderscience Publishers , 2020. Vol. 12, no 2, p. 166-189
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Bitcoin, Decentralisation, Democracy, Governance, Internet, Internet of things, IoT, Power, Wikipedia
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URN: urn:nbn:se:ri:diva-50453DOI: 10.1504/IJEG.2020.109540Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85093507753OAI: oai:DiVA.org:ri-50453DiVA, id: diva2:1498800
Available from: 2020-11-05 Created: 2020-11-05 Last updated: 2020-12-01Bibliographically approved

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